A wander around the Shuttleworth Collection

On my way back home from London for christmas, I stopped off at the Shuttleworth Collection as it’s conveniently half way between London and Leicestershire for me. The smell of dope, oil and whatever else makes old planes smells so good that hits you as you walk into Hangar 2 made my day! It’s a great place to wander around on a static day, the photos and information around the hangar walls are just as interesting as the aircraft. I can reccomend the Turkey and vegetable pie in the resturant too, fantastic pastry

Storch in the workshop

Spitfire AR501

Sea Hurricane

Avro 504

Nice set up with the Bristol fighter and Hucks starter

Sopwith Pup

Gloster Gladiator

Southern Martlet

The gorgeous de Havilland Comet racer

Deperdussin

My favourite of the pre-WWI aircraft, the Avro triplane

Crossley Royal Flying Corps staff car, the tender version is in the RAF Museum

Crossley M5

1913 Morris Oxford

1901 Locomobile steam car

Pietenpol Air Camper

Lycoming engined Auster V Alpha